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Get Up and Go Kayaking - Shell Key Preserve

Gap Creek near Tierra Verde, FL

Stream2.9 mi
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Around Gap Creek

0.5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Gap Creek is a 2.9 mile stream near Get Up and Go Kayaking - Shell Key Preserve in Florida. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ward Lake near Bradenton FL (site 02300042). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1993 to 2026

Gap Creek typically runs highest in August, at a median 172 cfs, and lowest in March, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,880 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Ward Lake near Bradenton FL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.80.0 to 32
February3.10.0 to 31
March0.00.0 to 14
April0.00.0 to 3.6
May0.00.0 to 1.0
June0.00.0 to 80
July12130 to 308
August17268 to 362
September15547 to 354
October287.9 to 56
November0.20.0 to 13
December0.00.0 to 16

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ward Lake near Bradenton FL (site 02300042). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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